Footie hardman Vinnie Jones opens up on finding love again after wife Tanya’s tragic death

FOOTIE hardman Vinnie Jones has opened up connected uncovering emotion again, saying: “I ne'er thought this would happen.”

The midfielder-turned-actor, 59, is dating 47-year-old publication advisor Emma Ford — 5 years aft the decease of his woman Tanya from skin cancer.

He had vowed that helium would walk the remainder of his days azygous — earlier gathering Emma connected his In The Country world TV show.

 The erstwhile Wimbledon star, who lives connected a West Sussex farm, said: “You deliberation and accidental a batch of things erstwhile the calamity archetypal happens.

“I didn’t accidental I would ne'er person a woman again but I didn’t deliberation I would astatine the time.

“As clip goes connected you determination centimetres forward. Different things travel to beingness again successful your assemblage and your psyche and your heart.

"After she died, I thought, ‘I’m done’.

"I ne'er thought this would happen.”

Vinnie and Tanya had been joined for 25 years erstwhile she died aged 53.

The Gentlemen histrion added: “I was connected my ain aft the funeral, everybody had gone.

"The calls dried up. They had thing to say. That’s erstwhile it got lonely.”